After security update 2021-007 for catalina MAMP isn't working, Graphics kernel error: 0xfffffffb

you mind walking me thru it on discord. do you have to have time machine? i don’t have any backups. but i really need an app that i use for work to start working now because it’s messed up my last 2 weeks without it working

ObsoleteAppleUser wrote:

It's not the 90s. A computer without updated security software is not a fully functional computer.

Yours is a false straw man argument. There are many thousands of users still on versions of macOS that are no longer supported or updated. Same goes for Windows users. You can claim whatever you want but the FACT is users who installed the Catalina security update and are now experiencing issues can get back to work instead of castigating Apple for not providing an instantaneous fix.

Without backups, Time Machine or otherwise, you are simply out of luck and up the creek without a paddle. Even if you were to setup Time Machine it would only backup your current installation which contains the problem update. You can backup all your data and reinstall Catalina but the installer will contain the security update by now.

I’ll put this as delicately as possible. The fact that you have no backups to rely on is totally on you. Users who do not backup their systems elicit little sympathy from experienced users. What if your Mac were to be stolen, or destroyed by fire, or the internal drive crashes? The simple answer is you would lose everything with no hope of recovery.

Sorry, no help possible for you. You just wait for Apple to do something.

that’s what i thought. the why do you keep suggesting that as an option so nonchalantly. the majority of users don’t back up their computer. you even said yourself, “most advanced users,” are most users advanced? you’ve suggested as an easy option twice. so, really you’re misrepresenting the severity of the situation by suggesting that, “oh, you can just fix it like this. easy.” when it’s not an easy fix. this isn’t on me. i wish my computer was stolen. i have insurance. everything i need is backed up in the cloud. sorry, i trusted apple not to cripple my device with an update they suggested i should do. the company and wants to be adored and trusted by so many. you’re literally victim blaming. this is not a problem becauxe i was in a shady website or something. it’s literally apple we are talking about. and you want to sit here and say it’s my fault? is that a joke?

In the 90s, you could say a computer that was unsafe to network was still fully functional because of how they were commonly used. If you think a computer with out-of-date security software qualifies as fully functional in the 21st century, that is a difference of opinion. Not a strawman. We know that if we undo the security update that broke our software, our software will work again. You don't need to defend Apple from our malcontent.

If you’re happy and safe using products that Apple fails to maintain, why bother installing security updates at all for any of their products? Just practice computing hygiene. Then you won’t put undue burden on Apple’s servers and allow those of us who are too paranoid or too dirty to feel secure without updated machines to get ours quicker.

Could someone upload the Intel HD Graphics 4000 drive file? Do you think that could work?

I have a Mac Mini here right Catalina (10.15.7). I did install yesterday the last Security Update but I don't really want to wipe the disk again and restore things from Time Machine (it would save me some time)

The MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) was discontinued in October 2016. I bought mine brand new from an Apple authorized reseller on November 25 2016. Despite having "2012" in it's name my Mac was in fact less than 5 years old when this update broke it. Contrary to numerous contributors in this thread, we're not talking about 10 year old computers here, these machines are less than 5 years old. Unless they fix this issue, Apple's claim that my Mac is compatible with Catalina is simply not true.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210222

I made the choice not to upgrade my hardware last September specifically because Apple claimed my existing Mac hardware is compatible with Catalina. I won't be ready to purchase a new Mac until next September at the earliest. Not fixing this issue is totally unacceptable.

The Catalina update 2021-007 breaks both "Stellarium", a free open source planetarium, as well as the commercial software "Starry Night" on my MacBook Pro with Intel HD 4000 graphics. Neither application will launch on Catalina with this latest update on the affected hardware.

Ray

that does help a lot and i really appreciate it. so, i don’t have to worry about losing any current data? like say, the wallpaper i’m using. will it go back to normal, or will things be reset. also, i have many many non-apple apps installed, like firefox or ableton live. will all of their files still be there and in the correct place?

"Yes" if you proceed as described above.

Only system files (the operating system) will be overwritten, not your data in your home directory nor your installed programs (if not part of macOS) - assured! :-)

Regards - Matthias

That's a good point.

My Mac Mini 'Late 2012' is really that old. But if your MacBook was sold by Apple that long then you should open a ticket at Apple support. I guess they cannot push you back because of your old hardware (as I was).

Please give it a try.

I have opened a support ticket since November 5. but there is no solution. Everything is at a standstill.

This situation raises many questions:

- we have been encouraged to install this security update without being informed of its undesirable effects. So there is at worst a lie, at best a lack of responsibility for the product.

- One month later, no commitment is made to repair the damage. We are not treated as good customers.

- Finally, we can no longer run competing software such as Google Earth for example. is this a violation of competition law?

This should encourage us to inform widely about the risks and consequences of these decisions.

Apple seems to expect this forced obsolescence, (and more notably the people complaining about it), to be obscure enough it won’t gain significant attention, let alone from legislators. I don’t think Apple understands that the fetishization for their new products was due to people’s hopes for a better future and being able to perform well within it, which they simply co-opted from the times. Those hopes appear steadily more vain, and Apple is just another stumbling behemoth we are forced to watch fall on top of us as their pilots hit eject. This security update is nothing compared to what they have and will get away with.

i’m so glad other people are finally coming here and understanding what had happened. if you look through this thread, i was constantly being bombarded and called a psycho for explaining these same things. even the mods kept removing my attempts to respond. it was insane. i never called anyone a single name, even. wait a week or 2 and finally more people start showing up to see what apple has done. i love my computer. it runs like a beast. i have 13 devices hooked to it through usb hubs and i use it to play multiple instruments and live stream. it’s no where near the end of its life like apple wishes it to be

I don't believe that this bug was intentionally. You may (and obviously do) see that different.

However, any fix must go through the QA/Testing of Apple so that the current disappointment isn't repeated.

Since I don't expect that the (hopefully) next Update handles that HD4000 bug only, quite some machines including their variants have to be tested with tons of 3rd party software - of course that takes some time...

BTW: Here's the list of Apples 'vintage' and 'obsolete' products: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624

I'm afraid the MacbookPro Mid 2012 has the status 'obsolete' even if it was produced until Oct.2016... that's not very nice indeed.